BC MLA Questions Why a Book Too Inappropriate for Legislature Was Allowed in Schools

A B.C. Conservative MLA has raised questions about a book available in public schools with content that was deemed too racy to be read in the legislature.

People gather to protest against the SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) in schools, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Sept. 28, 2023. Jeff Sandes/The Epoch Times

A B.C. Conservative MLA has raised questions about a book available in public schools with content that was deemed too racy to be read in the legislature.

Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South, asked the province’s education minister why the book “Eleanor & Park,” which includes sexually explicit material, was available in public schools for children as young as 11 years old.